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Post by carolus on Mar 14, 2022 22:54:16 GMT
Redditch, Greenlands. Jennifer Wheeler (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor.
Vale of White Horse, Steventon & the Hanneys. Matthew Barber (Conservative) has ceased to be a councillor.
West Lancashire, Wrightington. Pam Baybutt (Conservative) has ceased to be a councillor.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 14, 2022 23:25:26 GMT
Matthew Barber was Leader of Vale of White Horse 2011-18.
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Post by carolus on Mar 14, 2022 23:46:49 GMT
Matthew Barber was Leader of Vale of White Horse 2011-18. Also the current Thames Valley PCC. |
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Post by middleenglander on Mar 15, 2022 1:06:51 GMT
Why do Councils publish the list of Agents shortly after the close of nominations but wait until the last minute before the deadline before publishing the SOPN. Is this because they have "always done it" that way even though a candidate cannot now formally withdraw after the close of nominations? I suspect it's because the list of agents is a straightforward copy-and-paste matter, so they have that ready to go ASAP to give themselves the full 24-hour window to triple-check that the much more complicated nomination and authorisation paperwork is all in order (for example, where authorisation to use emblems/descriptions has been delivered separately or by post, and needs matching up with candidate paperwork). # But if the provisional list of candidates contains an invalid candidate then the list of agents will be incorrect. On the other hand many councils do manage to publish the SOPN within minutes of the close of nominations. Admittedly I only stood for a Parish Council but the Elections Officer at the District Council checked all the nomination papers whilst we waited and confirmed the nomination was valid. |
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Post by carolus on Mar 15, 2022 22:28:11 GMT
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 16, 2022 10:06:48 GMT
Joe Miller has resigned as Conservative councillor for Rottingdean Coastal ward, Brighton and Hove council, and as Conservative councillor for Peacehaven West ward, Lewes council. I wonder how many people are councillors for two different district councils at the same time. It can’t be many. Double hatters are common for district and county, usually covering the same area, of course. These two wards are separated by Saltdean. I assume he lives in Peacehaven and runs a business in Rottingdean. The 2019 SOPNs showed his address as in Brighton and Hove, so it may be the other way round. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Mar 16, 2022 10:25:11 GMT
Joe Miller has resigned as Conservative councillor for Rottingdean Coastal ward, Brighton and Hove council, and as Conservative councillor for Peacehaven West ward, Lewes council. I wonder how many people are councillors for two different district councils at the same time. It can’t be many. There's a thread on this: vote-2012.proboards.com/thread/11880/councillors-places |
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Post by timrollpickering on Mar 16, 2022 10:28:30 GMT
Why do Councils publish the list of Agents shortly after the close of nominations but wait until the last minute before the deadline before publishing the SOPN. Is this because they have "always done it" that way even though a candidate cannot now formally withdraw after the close of nominations? I suspect it's because the list of agents is a straightforward copy-and-paste matter, so they have that ready to go ASAP to give themselves the full 24-hour window to triple-check that the much more complicated nomination and authorisation paperwork is all in order (for example, where authorisation to use emblems/descriptions has been delivered separately or by post, and needs matching up with candidate paperwork). IIUC the deadline to publish the NOEA is the same as the deadline for the close of nominations but the deadline for the SOPN is the following working day (and some electoral services are under the false belief that they are required to wait until then). Hence there's often confusion over the weekend when an electoral services puts out the NOEA but not the SOPN with the party descriptions. I think this is a relic of the days when a candidate had a window to withdraw in the 24 hours post the close of nominations (and can't they still do that in the City of London) but now it's primarily a cause of server strain as everyone refreshes the website constantly and bombards the help boxes seeking the SOPN. |
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Post by sjorford on Mar 16, 2022 20:30:26 GMT
I think this is a relic of the days when a candidate had a window to withdraw in the 24 hours post the close of nominations (and can't they still do that in the City of London) but now it's primarily a cause of server strain as everyone refreshes the website constantly and bombards the help boxes seeking the SOPN. I think you may have an overenthusiastic understanding of the word "everyone" |
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Post by carolus on Mar 16, 2022 22:57:47 GMT
Exeter, Exwick. Ollie Pearson (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. Oldham, Medlock Vale. Sahr Abid (Conservative) has resigned.
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Post by peterl on Mar 17, 2022 9:33:09 GMT
Exeter, Exwick. Ollie Pearson (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. Oldham, Medlock Vale. Sahr Abid (Conservative) has resigned.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 17, 2022 9:39:34 GMT
Exeter, Exwick. Ollie Pearson (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. Oldham, Medlock Vale. Sahr Abid (Conservative) has resigned.
Do you happen to know if Ollie Pearson was up for re-election this May? He was up in 2023. This looks like the beginning of the rush of councillors resigning to get a double vacancy election. |
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Post by carolus on Mar 17, 2022 19:06:44 GMT
Allerdale, St Michaels Workington. Mary Bainbridge (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Benwell & Scotswood. Lord Jeremy Beecham (Labour) has retired. Has been a councillor for 55 years (first elected in 1967).
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Blakelaw. Oskar Avery (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. No byelection.
Rugby, New Bilton. Chris Cade (Conservative) has caeased to be a councillor. No byelection.
Welwyn Hatfield, Handside. Anthony Dennis (Liberal Democrat) has ceased to be a councillor.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Mar 17, 2022 20:22:04 GMT
Allerdale, St Michaels Workington. Mary Bainbridge (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Benwell & Scotswood. Lord Jeremy Beecham (Labour) has retired. Has been a councillor for 55 years (first elected in 1967). Newcastle Upon Tyne, Blakelaw. Oskar Avery (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. No byelection. Rugby, New Bilton. Chris Cade (Conservative) has caeased to be a councillor. No byelection. Welwyn Hatfield, Handside. Anthony Dennis (Liberal Democrat) has ceased to be a councillor. Bilton, not New Bilton. |
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Post by carolus on Mar 18, 2022 16:49:18 GMT
Exeter, Heavitree. Chris Buswell (Labour) has ceased to be a councillor. Three Rivers, Gade Valley. Alex Michaels (Independent, elected as Lib Dem) has resigned.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 18, 2022 18:15:36 GMT
Full list of forthcoming byelections:
24 March
Horsham: Denne. Cause: Resignation of Francis Haigh (L Dem) on 17 January 2022.
Northumberland: Seghill with Seaton Delaval. Cause: Death of Paul Scott (C) on c. 5 January 2022.
Test Valley: North Baddesley. Cause: Resignation of Simon Cross (L Dem) on 8 February 2022.
Thanet: Nethercourt. Cause: Disqualification of Liz Green (Lab) on 9 February 2022.
31 March
Doncaster: Wheatley Hills and Intake. Cause: Resignation of Daniel Barwell (Lab) on 11 February 2022.
Melton: Melton Sysonby. Cause: Resignation of Tejpal Bains (C) on 10 February 2022.
Scarborough: Mayfield. Cause: Resignation of David Chance (C) on 7 February 2022.
7 April
Dorset: Lyme and Charmouth. Cause: Resignation of Daryl Turner (C) on 11 February 2022.
East Riding of Yorkshire: South Hunsley. Cause: Death of Vanessa Walker (C) on 15 January 2022.
High Peak: Cote Heath. Cause: Death of Keith Savage (Lab) on 4 December 2021.
Horsham: Storrington and Washington. Cause: Resignation of Jim Sanson (C) on 4 February 2022.
Liverpool: Everton. Cause: Resignation of Ian Byrne (Lab) on 1 February 2022.
Liverpool: Warbreck. Cause: Resignation of Cheryl Didsbury (Lab) on 1 February 2022.
Mid Devon: Cullompton South. Cause: Resignation of Eileen Andrews (Ind) on 17 February 2022.
Telford and Wrekin: Brookside. Cause: Death of Jackie Loveridge (Lab) on 20 January 2022.
Wolverhampton: East Park. Cause: Resignation of Harman Banger (Ind elected as Lab) on 21 December 2021.
14 April
Durham: West Auckland. Cause: Death of Mark Idwal-Roberts (C) on c. 7 January 2022.
Maldon: Heybridge West. Cause: Disqualification of Chrisy Morris (Ind) on 28 February 2022.
Surrey Heath: Bisley and West End. Cause: Resignation of David Mansfield (C) on 24 February 2022.
Tewkesbury: Brockworth East. Cause: Resignation of Louise Gerrard (Ind) on 9 November 2021.
5 May
Brighton and Hove: Rottingdean Coastal. Cause: Resignation of Joe Miller (C) on 14 March 2022.
Derbyshire Dales: Carsington Water. Cause: Death of Lewis Rose (C) on 6 January 2022.
South Norfolk: Mulbarton and Stoke Holy Cross. Cause: Resignation of Vivienne Clifford-Jackson (L Dem) on 14 March 2022.
West Lancashire: Wrightington. Cause: Resignation of Pam Baybutt (C) on 14 March 2022.
Unspecified
Allerdale: St Michael's. Cause: Resignation of Mary Bainbridge (Lab) in March 2022.
Barrow-in-Furness: Dalton South. Cause: Resignation of Shaun Blezard (Lab) on 3 February 2022.
Carlisle: Botcherby and Harraby North. Cause: Resignation of Jack Paton (Ind) on 2 February 2022.
Carlisle: Longtown and the Border. Cause: Death of Val Tarbitt (C) on 28 January 2022.
Cheltenham: College. Cause: Resignation of Guy Maughfling (L Dem) on 14 March 2022.
Cherwell: Launton and Otmoor. Cause: Resignation of Tim Hallchurch (C) on 14 March 2022.
Colchester: New Town and Christchurch. Cause: Death of Nick Cope (L Dem) on 7 March 2022.
Cumbria: Longtown. Cause: Death of Val Tarbitt (C) on 28 January 2022.
Dudley: Halesowen South. Cause: Death of David Vickers (C) on 7 February 2022.
Exeter: Exwick. Cause: Resignation of Ollie Pearson (Lab) on 16 March 2022.
Exeter: Heavitree. Cause: Resignation of Chris Buswell (Lab) on 18 March 2022.
Exeter: Priory. Cause: Resignation of Alys Martin (Lab) on 16 March 2022.
Harrogate: Marston Moor. Cause: Death of Norman Waller (C) on 25 January 2022.
Harrow: Kenton West. Cause: Death of Vina Mithani (C) on 7 October 2021.
Hartlepool: Rural West. Cause: Death of Brenda Loynes (C) on 8 February 2022.
Ipswich: St John's. Cause: Resignation of Shelly Darwin (Lab) on 20 January 2022.
Knowsley: Page Moss. Cause: Resignation of Andy Moorhead (Lab) on 20 October 2021.
Leeds: Horsforth. Cause: Resignation of Jonathan Taylor (C) on 15 March 2022.
Lewes: Peacehaven West. Cause: Resignation of Joe Miller (C) on 14 March 2022.
City of London: Cordwainer Alderman. Cause: Death of Sir Roger Gifford (non-party) on 25 May 2021.
Merthyr Tydfil: Vaynor. Cause: Death of Howard Barrett (Ind) on 31 October 2021.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Benwell and Scotswood. Cause: Resignation of Jeremy Beecham (Lab) on 17 March 2022.
North East Lincolnshire: East Marsh. Cause: Resignation of Kay Rudd (L Dem) on 2 February 2022.
North Hertfordshire: Letchworth East. Cause: Resignation of Sue Ngwala (Lab) on 1 October 2021.
Oldham: Medlock Vale. Cause: Resignation of Sahr Abid (C) on 15 March 2022.
Pendle: Barrowford and Pendleside. Cause: Death of Linda Crossley (C) on 8 February 2022.
Preston: Brookfield. Cause: Death of John Browne (Lab) on 11 March 2022.
Redditch: Greenlands. Cause: Resignation of Jennifer Wheeler (Lab) on 14 March 2022.
Renfrewshire: Paisley Southeast. Cause: Disqualification of Paul Mack (Ind) following Standards Commission for Scotland hearing, on 10 May 2021.
Rutland: Uppingham. Cause: Resignation of Miranda Jones (GP) on 10 March 2022.
Ryedale: Sherburn. Cause: Resignation of John Raper (Ind) on c. 1 February 2022.
Sevenoaks: Fawkham and West Kingsdown. Cause: Death of Faye Parkin (C) on 27 January 2022.
Somerset: Chard North. Cause: Resignation of Amanda Broom (L Dem) on 7 December 2021.
Somerset: Ilminster. Cause: Resignation of Linda Vijeh (C) on 1 January 2022.
South Ribble: Earnshaw Bridge. Cause: Death of Bill Evans (Lab) on 11 March 2022.
South Tyneside: Harton. Cause: Death of Rob Dix (Lab) on 8 February 2022.
Southampton: Shirley. Cause: Resignation of Mark Chaloner (Lab) on 14 March 2022.
Southend-on-Sea: Victoria. Cause: Resignation of Jennifer Beck (non-aligned elected as Lab) on 24 February 2022.
Staffordshire Moorlands: Cheadle South East. Cause: Death of Jim Alcock (Ind) on 7 January 2022.
Torfaen: Blaenavon. Cause: Resignation of Alan Jones (Lab) on 21 April 2021.
Vale of White Horse: Steventon and the Hanneys. Cause: Resignation of Matthew Barber (C) on 14 March 2022.
Walsall: Willenhall South. Cause: Resignation of Sean Coughlan (Lab) on 4 December 2021.
Warwick: Leamington Clarendon. Cause: Death of Jonathan Nicholls (Lab) on 14 March 2022.
Waverley: Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford. Cause: Death of Brian Adams (C) on 14 February 2022.
Welwyn Hatfield: Handside. Cause: Resignation of Anthony Dennis (L Dem) on 14 March 2022.
Welwyn Hatfield: Welwyn East. Cause: Death of Steven Markiewicz (C) on 21 October 2021.
West Lancashire: Burscough East. Cause: Resignation of David Evans (Lab) on 31 January 2022.
Wigan: Leigh East. Cause: Death of Anita Thorpe (Lab) on 1 February 2022.
Worcester: Nunnery. Cause: Resignation of Jim Carver (C) on 24 February 2022.
Wyre: Cleveleys Park. Cause: Death of Rita Amos (C) on 3 March 2022.
No byelection
Barking and Dagenham: Alibon. Cause: Resignation of Sanchia Alasia (Lab) on 10 December 2021.
Barnet: Hendon. Cause: Death of Anthony Finn (C) on 21 February 2022.
Bexley: Crook Log. Cause: Disqualification of Linda Bailey (C) on 10 January 2022.
Birmingham: Sparkhill. Cause: Death of Mohammed Fazal (Lab) on 18 March 2022.
Birmingham: Stockland Green. Cause: Death of Penny Holbrook (Lab) on 22 November 2021.
Bromley: Shortlands. Cause: Death of Mary Cooke (C) on 7 January 2022.
Camden: Camden Town with Primrose Hill. Cause: Resignation of Lazzaro Pietragnoli (Lab) on 22 November 2021.
Carmarthenshire: St Ishmael. Cause: Death of Mair Stephens (Ind) on 9 January 2022.
City of London: Aldersgate. Cause: Resignation of Joyce Nash (non-party) on 5 May 2021.
City of London: Aldgate. Cause: Resignation of Sylvia Moys (non-party) on c. 7 April 2021.
City of London: Aldgate: Cause: Resignation of Dhruv Patel (non-party) on 20 December 2021.
City of London: Farringdon Within. Cause: Resignation of Karina Dostalova (non-party) on 12 November 2021.
Croydon: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood. Cause: Disqualification of Pat Ryan (Lab) in January 2022.
Croydon: Norbury and Pollards Hill. Cause: Disqualification of Shafi Khan (Lab) in January 2022.
Ealing: Dormers Wells. Cause: Death of Tejinder Dhami (Lab) on 17 December 2021.
East Dunbartonshire: Bishopbriggs South. Cause: Death of Alan Brown (C) on 13 November 2021.
Edinburgh: Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart. Cause: Resignation of Gavin Corbett (SGP) on 7 November 2021.
Eilean Siar: Steòrnabhagh a Deas. Cause: Resignation of Charlie Nicolson (Ind) on 10 November 2021.
Fife: St Andrews. Cause: Resignation of Dominic Nolan (C) on c. 25 November 2021.
Glasgow: Canal. Cause: Death of Gary Gray (Lab) on 13 February 2022.
Highland: Caol and Mallaig. Cause: Resignation of Ben Thompson (Ind) on 12 November 2021.
Highland: Nairn and Cawdor. Cause: Death of Tom Heggie (Ind) on 23 February 2022.
Hounslow: Bedfont. Cause: Death of Javed Akhunzada (Lab) on 29 November 2021.
Huntingdonshire: St Neots East. Cause: Resignation of David Wells (C) on 17 November 2021.
Ipswich: Bridge. Cause: Resignation of Collette Allen (Lab) on 1 January 2022.
Kensington and Chelsea: Earl's Court. Cause: Death of Malcolm Spalding (C) on 11 March 2022.
Kingston-upon-Thames: Alexandra. Cause: Resignation of Sharron Falchikov-Sumner (GP elected as L Dem) on 31 January 2022.
Lambeth: Clapham Town. Cause: Resignation of Christopher Wellbelove (Lab) on 10 February 2022.
Lambeth: Oval. Cause: Resignation of Philip Normal (Lab) on 13 January 2022.
Manchester: Crumpsall. Cause: Resignation of Sir Richard Leese (Lab) on 31 December 2021.
Merton: Graveney. Cause: Resignation of Tobin Byers (Lab) on 14 January 2022.
Milton Keynes: Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope. Cause: Resignation of Andrew Geary (C) on 13 February 2022.
Monmouthshire: Llangybi Fawr. Cause: Death of Peter Clarke (C) on 10 January 2022.
Moray: Elgin City North. Cause: Resignation of Paula Coy (SNP) on 24 November 2021.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Blakelaw. Cause: Resignation of Oskar Avery (Lab) on 17 March 2022.
Powys: Gwernyfed. Cause: Resignation of James Evans (C) on 31 December 2021.
Rhondda Cynon Taf: Cymmer. Cause: Resignation of Margaret Tegg (Lab) on 8 February 2022.
Rugby: Bilton. Cause: Resignation of Chris Cade (C) in March 2022.
Runnymede: New Haw. Cause: Death of Mark Maddox (C) on 1 March 2022.
St Helens: Town Centre. Cause: Resignation of Carole Gill (Lab) on c. 21 January 2022.
Sandwell: Bristnall. Cause: Resignation of Rajbir Singh (Lab) on 17 November 2021.
Solihull: Castle Bromwich. Cause: Resignation of Cheryl Buxton-Sait (GP) on 28 November 2021.
South Ayrshire: Ayr West. Cause: Resignation of Siobhan Brown (SNP) on 17 January 2022.
South Cambridgeshire: Harston and Comberton. Cause: Resignation of Fiona Whelan (L Dem) on 9 November 2021.
Southwark: Peckham. Cause: Resignation of Johnson Situ (Lab) on 15 November 2021.
Sutton: Beddington South. Cause: Resignation of Manuel Abellan (L Dem) on 30 January 2022.
Trafford: Bowdon. Cause: Resignation of Karen Barclay (C) on 1 January 2022.
Tunbridge Wells: Paddock Wood West. Cause: Resignation of Bill Hills (C) on 20 January 2022.
Walsall: Pleck. Cause: Disqualification of Simran Cheema (Lab) on 16 December 2021.
Waltham Forest: William Morris. Cause: Resignation of Joe Lacey-Holland (Lab) on 10 March 2022.
Wandsworth: East Putney. Cause: Resignation of Sarah Binder (C) on 20 December 2021.
Wigan: Hindley Green. Cause: Death of Paul Maiden (Ind) on 20 February 2022.
Winchester: St Michael. Cause: Death of Lynda Murphy (L Dem) on 6 December 2021.
Wirral: Leasowe and Moreton East. Cause: Resignation of Sharon Jones (Lab) on 11 February 2022.
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Post by carolus on Mar 18, 2022 19:14:38 GMT
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Post by middleenglander on Mar 18, 2022 19:55:29 GMT
Does this cast doubt on the by-elections for the 4 vacancies within Cumbria and the other one pending in Ryedale; North Yokshire. |
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Post by sjorford on Mar 18, 2022 20:21:09 GMT
Is this not the same scenario as the Weymouth West vacancy from 2017/18? The councillor resigned on 20 Dec 2017, within 6 months of the end of their term; after the reorganisation S.I. was passed, the vacancy became active again and a by-election was held on 3 May 2018. |
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 18, 2022 20:58:23 GMT
Is this not the same scenario as the Weymouth West vacancy from 2017/18? The councillor resigned on 20 Dec 2017, within 6 months of the end of their term; after the reorganisation S.I. was passed, the vacancy became active again and a by-election was held on 3 May 2018. Indeed so, the precedent has been set there. I must admit to finding the Harrogate RO's reasoning rather difficult to follow. The wording of the relevant bit of the Structural Changes Order is (article 14(1)): I wonder if the Harrogate RO's argument is that (a) they can't fill the vacancy at an ordinary election on 5th May because there isn't going to be one; and (b) they can't extend the late councillor's term of office to allow a by-election on the grounds that he wasn't a serving councillor when the order came into force? |
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